required reading
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The losses inflicted on the U.S. fleet in 1941 at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, in whose navy Mahan was required reading, were soon replaced, and then some.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The story he tells, especially in its grim final chapter, should be required reading for leaders of modern nations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The series of about three dozen government-written, free textbooks will be required reading for first through ninth grades in every school nationwide, starting on Aug. 28.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023
Nevertheless, the book was challenged as required reading in the Corona-Norco Unified School District in 1993 because it is “centered around negative activity.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023
For fun, I filled mine out as Holden Caulfield fromThe Catcher in the Rye , that semester’s required reading and the first person to come to mind.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
